Jackson, TN – U.S. Marshals captured a Texas fugitive wanted since 2019 in Jackson, TN.
William Kelly Rhodes, 49, who has ties to Jackson, was convicted of possession of
dangerous drugs and felony tampering with physical evidence, and subsequently was
sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Parole Division.
Rhodes violated the conditions of administrative release and was declared a fugitive from
justice by the state of Texas. A revocation warrant was issued, and the fugitive investigation
was adopted by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Northern District of Texas. The
investigation determined that Rhodes was in West Tennessee, and the USMS Two Rivers
Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson was asked to assist. The task force tracked Rhodes to
the Daybreak Suites Extended Stay on the U.S. Highway 45 By-Pass in Jackson.
Deputy marshals took Rhodes into custody without incident. He was transported to the
Madison County Jail and will be held pending transfer to an agent of the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice.
The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within
Western Tennessee. The TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is
composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton County Sheriff’s Deputies,
Memphis and Jackson Police Officers, Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agents, and
the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since 2021, the TRVFTF has captured over 2,600 violent
fugitives and sexual predators.